Poll: Online Dating.

[Ridergurl10]

I tried it once (match.com) and had a horrible experience. The guy seemed nice and we had a lot in common. We talked on the phone and then decided to meet. He definitely had different expectations after one coffee meeting than I did. Basically I got the opinion that people use it to find one night stands . . . so not for me. Maybe I was just unlucky, but I'm sticking to the old fashioned way from now on.

 

[cuddly_tomato]

too young, really, plsu it's kinda creepy, you never know who is who >.>.... <.<

Sure you do...

http://www.stdmatch.net/

 

[Crazyshak48]

It's bullshit run by scam artists taking advantage of desperate people. Plus there is a social stigma attached to it.

They wouldn't have the money to make commercials on prime time TV if it was a scam. They gotta have some sort of success backing that.

I was trying to emphasize a point. I still think it's bs however.

 

[bad rider]

I always thought that people saw it as a sign of weakness.

It is.

Expand! =D

Is there a real need, I think everyone has a their own reasons. Actually heres my summing up "online dating, so no-one has to look at me or engage me in real conversation"

Real conversation?

Funny, that's why I go to online forums in the first place. Hell, it's damn near illegal to talk sex/religion/politics where I work (military).

Also, when you don't post a picture of yourself on these sites, people always assume the worst. Sexual predators with false pictures looking to rape lonely individuals notwithstanding, of course.

Touche, but so I don't have to into any depth on this (translation:leave me alone) Branching out to whole group of strangers is like writing down your life then saying please evaluate as to whether I'm worthy of your interest. It's both degrading can be somewhat humiliating, particularly if the people who contact you aren't in the same level of physical attractiveness (shallow yes, true mostly)

 

[SsilverR]

nope .. i'm not into relationships .. whenever i want to get laid i'll just head out to the nearest club on a saturday night

 

[Ignignoct]

I tried eHarmony found out they don't match you if you're not Jewish or some form of Christian (they don't say that, instead they basically say noone would ever want you and that allowing you on their site would be a liability). Actually I met my current girlfriend on this site made for /b/tards called Anonidate. We've been going out for 8 months now and its a pretty good relationship.

Online dating is good if you live in a place like Vegas and don't have a lot of money or expect a girl to have more depth then how interested in money she is. I tried the conventional way for 5 years before I gave up and gave online a try. Never payed a cent to the angencies either. Go figure.

Huh...

I've been getting matches every few days and I'm "No preference" on religion. In fact, I just tabbed to my matches and it shows 2 Christian, 1 Other, 4 No Preference, and 1 Buddhist.

Either way, grats on the Anonidate match. To be honest I thought it was a premise to a joke when I first read it.

 

[zacaron]

I dont date online it seems wierd to me to go out and meet someone you knew only off the internet.

 

[inkheart_artist]

Huh...

I've been getting matches every few days and I'm "No preference" on religion. In fact, I just tabbed to my matches and it shows 2 Christian, 1 Other, 4 No Preference, and 1 Buddhist.

Maybe its something else. None of the people I've talked to have gotten past the message and they were from a wide variety of backgrounds.

 

[Ignignoct]

I've never tried it, but a guy in my neighborhood did a long time ago. The girl lied that she was over 18 when she was 15, the parents pressed charges against the guy or something, and he was sent to jail and is considered an official sex offender in the U.S. even though he's an innocent guy.

That's completely f*cked. Attention whore just skewered a guy's reputation for life. How old was he, though?

I always thought that people saw it as a sign of weakness.

It is.

Expand! =D

Is there a real need, I think everyone has a their own reasons. Actually heres my summing up "online dating, so no-one has to look at me or engage me in real conversation"

Real conversation?

Funny, that's why I go to online forums in the first place. Hell, it's damn near illegal to talk sex/religion/politics where I work (military).

Also, when you don't post a picture of yourself on these sites, people always assume the worst. Sexual predators with false pictures looking to rape lonely individuals notwithstanding, of course.

Touche, but so I don't have to into any depth on this (translation:leave me alone) Branching out to whole group of strangers is like writing down your life then saying please evaluate as to whether I'm worthy of your interest. It's both degrading can be somewhat humiliating, particularly if the people who contact you aren't in the same level of physical attractiveness (shallow yes, true mostly)

I can't quit you; I'm here to talk with dissenters, not have my opinion agreed with to masturbate my ego!

That being said, you have a valid point, and if one can't handle rejection, especially when everyone has so many choices online, then it's not for that person.

Being secure in who/what you are is a prerequisite for any healthy relationship, imo.

 

[Ignignoct]

I dont date online it seems wierd to me to go out and meet someone you knew only off the internet.

Well, after you've webcammed naked with them for a while, you get the sense that you REALLY know them as a person based on how well they handle themselves.

Those kinds of requests at a bus stop are liable to land you in jail if you tried it =p.

 

[Ursus Astrorum]

I'm currently in a very idyllic relationship, so no, I don't use this. And I honestly never would. The right person is somewhere around there. You just have to look hard enough.

 

[cherimoya]

in 1992 i was 17 and i met a girl on the internet. six months later i was on a plane across the country to meet her.

she was a great girl - who was living with a boyfriend she had forgotten to mention to me, tho.

(oddly, he and i got along really well). i never talked to her again.

i dont really see anything wrong with online dating, i've just never had anything good come of it.

(also, i've worked in bars for the last 9 years. which makes meeting people pretty easy.)

i could see how online dating could be a very viable option if i worked in another industry and had less access to tons of random people all the time.

i am puzzled about the fact that there's still a stigma about online dating, tho. who cares where someone meets someone else if they're happy? seems people should have better shit to worry about, i guess.

 

[The_Prophet]

No, just no.

 

[Gamine]

too young, really, plsu it's kinda creepy, you never know who is who >.>.... <.<

Exactly!

Its just so weird...

Old fashioned way for me o!!

I have met people off Hi5 and Facebook, but we always know it aint going anywhere...i have very close friends i met off the internet, but Dating??? no no no

i want to bump into that guy, meet him at some event or something not the net!

 

[I_hate_portal]

Not something i've ever done. or ever had to do. I'm engaged so hopefully will never get to the point where I have to.

I think the biggest issue it trust, can you really trust who you are talking to? Apart from getting them to take a picture with them holding todays paper lol

 

[Ignignoct]

Not something i've ever done. or ever had to do. I'm engaged so hopefully will never get to the point where I have to.

I think the biggest issue it trust, can you really trust who you are talking to? Apart from getting them to take a picture with them holding todays paper lol

LMAO...

I'll give you that.

For some reason you just reminded me of 419eater.

 

[I_hate_portal]

Not something i've ever done. or ever had to do. I'm engaged so hopefully will never get to the point where I have to.

I think the biggest issue it trust, can you really trust who you are talking to? Apart from getting them to take a picture with them holding todays paper lol

LMAO...

I'll give you that.

For some reason you just reminded me of 419eater.

419eater? Is that the username of a member on here?

 

[megapenguinx]

Call me crazy but I like to actually be able to hold this person I'm supposed to be with.
Emotional connections can only go so far but in the end words are just words

 

[Hippobatman]

Yeah, no. I get along fine the good ol' fashioned way, thank you very much ;D

Not saying that there's anything wrong with trying on several different arenas. It's your own life, after all.

 

[bad rider]

I always thought that people saw it as a sign of weakness.

It is.

Why is that? People seek out partners in pubs, work, pictures, bus stops, street corners, and dolphin sanctuaries. Why is it any different seeking it out on the internet?

Lack of being face to face with someone really check my post I made earlier.